diff --git a/spring-data-geode-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/tests/mock/beans/factory/config/GemFireMockObjectsBeanPostProcessor.java b/spring-data-geode-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/tests/mock/beans/factory/config/GemFireMockObjectsBeanPostProcessor.java
index 4033d2c..a013ff5 100644
--- a/spring-data-geode-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/tests/mock/beans/factory/config/GemFireMockObjectsBeanPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-data-geode-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/tests/mock/beans/factory/config/GemFireMockObjectsBeanPostProcessor.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  * @see org.apache.geode.cache.GemFireCache
  * @see org.apache.geode.cache.client.ClientCacheFactory
  * @see org.apache.geode.cache.client.PoolFactory
+ * @see org.apache.geode.distributed.DistributedSystem
  * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor
  * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.CacheFactoryBean
  * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.client.ClientCacheFactoryBean
@@ -116,7 +117,14 @@ public class GemFireMockObjectsBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor {
 
 			DistributedSystem distributedSystem = gemfireCache.getDistributedSystem();
 
-			doReturn(getGemFireProperties()).when(distributedSystem).getProperties();
+			Properties distributedSystemProperties = distributedSystem.getProperties();
+
+			if (distributedSystemProperties != null) {
+				distributedSystemProperties.putAll(getGemFireProperties());
+			}
+			else {
+				doReturn(getGemFireProperties()).when(distributedSystem).getProperties();
+			}
 		}
 
 		return bean;
diff --git a/spring-data-geode-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/tests/MockPeerCacheApplicationXmlConfigurationIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-geode-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/tests/MockPeerCacheApplicationXmlConfigurationIntegrationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0271560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-geode-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/tests/MockPeerCacheApplicationXmlConfigurationIntegrationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
+ *  or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+ *  permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import javax.annotation.Resource;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import org.apache.geode.cache.Cache;
+import org.apache.geode.cache.GemFireCache;
+import org.apache.geode.cache.Region;
+import org.apache.geode.distributed.DistributedSystem;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.integration.IntegrationTestsSupport;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.unit.annotation.GemFireUnitTest;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
+
+/**
+ * Integration Tests for an Apache Geode mock peer {@link Cache} application.
+ *
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see java.util.Properties
+ * @see org.junit.Test
+ * @see org.apache.geode.cache.Cache
+ * @see org.apache.geode.cache.GemFireCache
+ * @see org.apache.geode.distributed.DistributedSystem
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.integration.IntegrationTestsSupport
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.mock.context.GemFireMockObjectsApplicationContextInitializer
+ * @since 0.0.26
+ */
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
+@GemFireUnitTest
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public class MockPeerCacheApplicationXmlConfigurationIntegrationTests extends IntegrationTestsSupport {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private GemFireCache cache;
+
+	@Resource(name = "Example")
+	private Region<Object, Object> example;
+
+	@Test
+	public void gemfireCacheConfigurationIsCorrect() {
+
+		assertThat(this.cache).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(this.cache.getName())
+			.isEqualTo(MockPeerCacheApplicationXmlConfigurationIntegrationTests.class.getSimpleName());
+		assertThat(this.example).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(this.example.getName()).isEqualTo("Example");
+		assertThat(this.cache.getRegion(this.example.getFullPath())).isEqualTo(this.example);
+
+		DistributedSystem distributedSystem = this.cache.getDistributedSystem();
+
+		assertThat(distributedSystem).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(distributedSystem.getName()).isEqualTo(this.cache.getName());
+
+		Properties distributedSystemProperties = distributedSystem.getProperties();
+
+		assertThat(distributedSystemProperties).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(distributedSystemProperties.containsKey("disable-auto-reconnect")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(Boolean.parseBoolean(distributedSystemProperties.getProperty("disable-auto-reconnect"))).isTrue();
+		assertThat(distributedSystemProperties.containsKey("use-cluster-configuration")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(Boolean.parseBoolean(distributedSystemProperties.getProperty("use-cluster-configuration"))).isFalse();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-geode-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/tests/MockPeerCacheApplicationXmlConfigurationIntegrationTests-context.xml b/spring-data-geode-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/tests/MockPeerCacheApplicationXmlConfigurationIntegrationTests-context.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..600b1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-geode-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/tests/MockPeerCacheApplicationXmlConfigurationIntegrationTests-context.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+	   xmlns:gfe="http://www.springframework.org/schema/geode"
+	   xmlns:util="http://www.springframework.org/schema/util"
+	   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	   xsi:schemaLocation="
+	   	http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans https://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
+		http://www.springframework.org/schema/geode https://www.springframework.org/schema/geode/spring-geode.xsd
+	   	http://www.springframework.org/schema/util https://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util.xsd"
+default-lazy-init="true">
+
+	<util:properties id="gemfireProperties">
+		<prop key="name">MockPeerCacheApplicationXmlConfigurationIntegrationTests</prop>
+		<prop key="log-level">error</prop>
+	</util:properties>
+
+	<gfe:cache properties-ref="gemfireProperties"/>
+
+	<gfe:local-region id="Example" persistent="false"/>
+
+</beans>